In Parliament

Having looked at the figures, the cabinet secretary will know that the population of Scotland is growing more slowly than the population of

I will quote directly from David Phillips of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, who said: “increases in the top rate of tax are un

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments from the Institute for Fiscal Studies that its income tax increases

I am sure that the First Minister will want to join me in paying tribute to the committee members for their work on the report and to the pe

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the concerns expressed by the Citizen Participation and Public Petit

I thank the cabinet secretary for his response.

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local authorities to help secure the future of community libraries. (S6O-03904)

It is my pleasure to wind up the debate for the Scottish Conservatives.

I do not have time at the moment, but I might give way later, once I have made more points.

The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a hike in employers’ national insurance contributions to 15 per cent, which wil